“Making really great friends with some of my travelling buddies (even though I don't know that yet!)” — Andreas Forslöw, exchange student at Campus of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

"The famous orangutan Mina deep into the Sumatra jungle a lazy day in March, Bukit Lawang, Sumatra jungle, Indonesia. — Angelica Grönvall, exchange student at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.

"Algonquin provincial park (Canada) When the leaves of the maple trees changed colour I went camping and canoeing with 34 other exchange students from all over the world. We spent the many hours in the canoes getting to know each other, taking silly pictures and admiring the beautiful Canadian nature." — Daniel Iggström, exchange student at the University of Toronto, Canada.

"Lausanne, Switzerland. Sweden, Finland, Norway and Germany trying out bouldering with ESN EPFL. ESN is a network of students in 32 European countries. The events hosted by ESN can consist of anything between rafting or climbing to partying or travelling. Going abroad and meeting people from all over the world will give you a new understanding of both yourself and your surroundings." — Ebba Blomberg Cedergrer, exchange student at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland.

"One of the countless and characteristic channels in the Netherlands. Photo taken in Den Haag (The Hague), the Netherlands." — Emma Johansson, exchange student at Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands.

"While studying on the beach in Gandía. Gandía is where all exchange students spend their first two weeks of the exchange taking an intensive Spanish course and getting to know each other." — Fredrik Salman, exchange student at Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Spain.

"On campus." — Frida Börnfors, exchange student at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

"When we went on a road-trip up north, we came to The Pinnacles, which are limestone forming a cool formation in the yellow desert. The photo was taken within Nambung National Park, two hours north of Perth, Australia." — Gary Lai, exchange student at the University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.

"Taken outside Davidson library at UC Santa Barbara during the raging Thomas Fire in December 2017. It ended up to be the largest wild fire in California history and as a consequence of smoke and hazardous air conditions the Chancellor rescheduled all final exams to make it possible for us to leave campus and the surrounding areas." — Gustav Schölin, exchange student at University of California Santa Barbara.

"Friends at graduation day. Urbana, Illinois." — Per Wilhelmsson, exchange student at University of Illinois, USA.

"Tiny Vancouverites ski touring on one of the many ridges in Whistler. That’s what they’re all aboot, eh!" Photo taken in Whistler. — John Scherrer, exchange student at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

"The corridor of Emily Carr." — Kent Shi, exchange student at Emily Carr University of Art and Design, Vancouver, Canada.

"Lake Tahoe, Sand Harbour, California.
Just hanging on a rock and enjoying the amazing view of Lake Tahoe." — Klara Egerström, exchange student at Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada.

"Students from five different continents participated in the Environmental Expert Seminars at Nagasaki University. This picture is one of the first nights together where we enjoyed both Nomihodai and Tabihodai at an Izakaya." — Oskar Heimer, exchange student at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Japan.

"Picture taken on campus near ”Tech green”. I walked this way to school every day during my exchange studies at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)." — Daniel Larsson, exchange student at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA.

"The photo was taken at Grampians Nationalpark in Victoria. A group of friends from all over the world made a day trip and saw this waterfall among a lot of other beautiful places!" — Paula Carlsson, exchange student at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.

"Another Swedish exchange student and I were invited to spend Easter weekend on a Canadian family’s farm. We did lots of traditional Canadian Easter activities (turkey dinner, Easter egg hunt, chocolate Easter bunny), but thought it would only be fair if we showed them a Swedish Easter tradition in exchange – Easter Witches. Not entirely knowing what they were in for, we had the brothers agree to participate. It didn’t take long to have them looking like true Easter Witches, and wondering why they ever invited the Swedes over for Easter. Safe to say they’ll be doing the Easter Witches tradition for years to come in Canada!" — Olivia Dyster-Aas, exchange student at Queen’s University, Canada.

"Library lawn, University of New South Wales.
I have spent countless hours in the sun on the "Library lawn" at campus" — Tim Borglund, exchange student at the University of New South Wales, Kensington campus, Sydney, Australia.

"Taking a coffee during sunset on a vietnamese coffee farm by the mountains in Da Lat Da Lat, Vietnam."— Andreas Forslöw, exchange student at Campus of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

"School of Art, Design and Media building is both nice to look at and is BCA Greenmark certified
(NTU campus, Singapore)." — Angelica Grönvall, exchange student at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.

"Niagara falls (Canada) Not even two hours from Toronto this was high on my to do list. Pictures don't do the falls justice, they have to be experienced close up. Prepare to get soaked, capturing some unreal photos and creating some long lasting memories." — Daniel Iggström, exchange student at the University of Toronto, Canada.

"The picture shows the Montreux area at Lake Leman (do not mention Lake Geneva if you do not want to upset the inhabitants) in Switzerland. In the picture you can see the well-known tulip plantations but also parts of the Swiss Alps. Going abroad to Switzerland will not only give you new friends, the nature is one of a kind." — Ebba Blomberg Cedergrer, exchange student at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland.

"Swinging on top of A'DAM lookout in the sunset with an incredible view over Amsterdam.
Photo taken in Amsterdam, Netherlands." — Emma Johansson, exchange student at Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands.

"On the beach in Valencia, where we spent a lot of time surfing, wind surfing and just enjoying the sun." — Fredrik Salman, exchange student at Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Spain.

"Snorkling at Fitzroy Island (Australia)" — Frida Börnfors, exchange student at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

"When in Australia, surfing is a must. My school provided surfing lessons and here was one of my first times I stood on the surfboard and caught a wave all by myself. The feeling is one of the greatest. The photo was taken in Margaret river, three hours south of Perth, Australia." — Gary Lai, exchange student at the University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.

"Glass House Mountains (Australia)." — Jenny Gustafsson, exchange student at The University of Queensland, Australia.

"On our study breaks, we go down to the beach to watch seals and whales swimming just outside campus. Photo taken at Wreck Beach, UBC" — John Scherrer, exchange student at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

"Kingston, Ontario, Kanada.
A typical Canadian break from the Library." — Klara Egerström, exchange student at Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada.

"Me and my friend Joel Häggqvist collected water samples in a pond to our professor Hideki Nagayama's lab in bio-engineering to find new species of manganese oxidizing bacteria. In this internship we got an insight in the great potential of bio-engineering as a solution of various environmental problems." — Oskar Heimer, exchange student at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Japan.

"Blue Mountains National Park, Sydney, Australia. The Blue Mountains National Park has a lot of beautiful scenery. This is from one of the most famous spots and if you look into the distance, you can see that the trees look a bit blue." — Tim Borglund, exchange student at the University of New South Wales, Kensington campus, Sydney, Australia.

"Photo taken during the orientation week at La Trobe University. The cool thing about studying in Australia is all the different animals that live here!" — Paula Carlsson, exchange student at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia.

"SunTrust Park Stadium in Atlanta. Me and some friends went to a baseball game between Atlanta Braves VS Cincinnati Reds. It was an amazing experience! Now I know how boring baseball is." — Daniel Larsson, exchange student at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA.

"We call ourselves S Club 7, like the teenage band from Britain (long story). From going on several ski trips, studying, celebrating midsummer and ABBA together till drinking tea, eating cup cakes and discussing life, we, an Australian, Swede, Irish, British, Swede, British and Swede, have become and will stay really good friends for life. Here we are outside our faculty hall where we first met!" — Olivia Dyster-Aas, exchange student at Queen’s University, Canada.

"Road trip to the Gulf Coast. Galveston, Texas." — Per Wilhelmsson, exchange student at University of Illinois, USA.